Introduced by Rep. Bill Rogers (R) on June 6, 2013To revise school aid distribution provisions in the state school code to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4814 to establish procedures for dissolving a fiscally failed school district and attaching its territory to nearby districts. Official Text and Analysis.

Referred to the House Education Committee on June 6, 2013

Reported in the House on June 13, 2013With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered in the House on June 13, 2013

The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 13, 2013

Substitute offered by Rep. Stacy Erwin Oakes (D) on June 13, 2013To increase the amount of money the receiving school districts would get in per-pupil state aid, and make other changes to the state school aid law that are not directly related to the issues addressed by this bill.

The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on June 13, 2013

Passed 58 to 49 in the House on June 13, 2013. See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".To revise school aid distribution provisions in the state school aid act to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4814 to establish procedures for dissolving a fiscally failed school district and attaching its territory to nearby districts, with its per-pupil state funding going to those districts. The bill appropriates $2.7 million to compensate the receiving districts for money diverted to pay the dissolved district's debt, and another $2.2 million as a "bonus" for taking the failed district's students, with this funding bump to continue for four years.

Received in the Senate on June 18, 2013

Referred to the Senate on June 18, 2013

Substitute offered in the Senate on June 19, 2013

The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 19, 2013

Amendment offered by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on June 19, 2013To add an additional funding-bump "bonus" for the receiving school districts.

Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate on June 19, 2013. See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".(same description)To revise school aid distribution provisions in the state school aid act to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4814 to establish procedures for dissolving a fiscally failed school district and attaching its territory to nearby districts, with its per-pupil state funding going to those districts. The bill appropriates $2.7 million to compensate the receiving districts for money diverted to pay the dissolved district's debt, and another $2.2 million as a "bonus" for taking the failed district's students, with this funding bump to continue for four years.